So what form does the resistance take?

[Blue Mountain]

And if you somehow imagine that all those hoops will be put back in place when the Dems take power in the future, I would ask what you're smoking.

In fairness, I want to ask what you're smoking, because it must be really good stuff.

Here are the results from the last three administrations and the current one:

Metric	Obama (8 yrs)	Trump (4 yrs)	Biden (4 yrs)	Trump (~19 mos)
Appointees convicted of crimes	1	10	0	0 (new); 2 (pre-existing)
Appointees indicted	2	14+	0	3 (new); 2 (pre-existing)
Appointees sentenced to prison	0	6+	0	0 (new)
Previously convicted persons appointed	0	0	0	2 (Navarro, Kushner)
Pardons issued to own appointees/staff	0	7+	0	5+
Mass pardons of supporters	0	0	0	~1,500 (Jan. 6 defendants)
President Impeached	No	Yes, twice	No	No
President's own criminal record	None	34 felony convictions	None	Same 34 convictions

Does all of this mean nothing to you?

 

[Emily's Cat]

Yeah yeah but what your previous post amounted to was a suggestion that it's wrong to criticize what you seem to agree is evil because you don't trust its vocal opponents.

Nah, I’m just fed up with the hyperbole involved. Instead of “this is bad for these reasons, and this is the consequences or ramifications that are a problem” I keep seeing blatant ad hominem, well poisoning, and attempts to coerce agreement by shame or vitriol.

If it’s actually bad, we should be able to discuss it directly rather than just slinging insults.

If the only way I’m allowed to discuss policies and behavior is by proving my purity via two minutes of Trump hate and name calling, that’s not rational or skeptical… it’s dogmatic faith signaling.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

If the only way I’m allowed to discuss policies and behavior is by proving my purity via two minutes of Trump hate and name calling, that’s not rational or skeptical… it’s dogmatic faith signaling.

You're allowed to discuss whatever you feel like. But if you don't like the conclusions people draw about you when you do so, you might want to reexamine what you're discussing and why.

 

[Emily's Cat]

You're allowed to discuss whatever you feel like. But if you don't like the conclusions people draw about you when you do so, you might want to reexamine what you're discussing and why.

I’m not going to alter my principles and behavior in order to spew out contempt just to fit in.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Warning: ranging from 2.5 - 4.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness, pearls can be damaged from being clutched too hard.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

I’m not going to alter my principles and behavior in order to spew out contempt just to fit in.

Well, that's where "reexamine what you're discussing and why" comes in. Do you have any notion of the sheer volume of contempt you already spew for everyone and everything that isn't a Republican talking point? At a certain point it becomes conspicuous enough in its absence to stand as tacit admission of support.

 

[theprestige]

Well, that's where "reexamine what you're discussing and why" comes in. Do you have any notion of the sheer volume of contempt you already spew for everyone and everything that isn't a Republican talking point? At a certain point it becomes conspicuous enough in its absence to stand as tacit admission of support.

I think a lot of people on this forum need to reconsider the value of their esteem, as a currency in rational debate.

Why should EC seek your approval? Is she so bereft of friends and family, that she needs to dance to your tune, just to earn an insincere caricature of affection? Away with this weaponized parasociality! Address the argument, not the arguer.

 

[I Am The Scum]

Can someone remind me what EC said about January 6 that got her so much flak? Was it that there was no trespassing at all? Help me out.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Address the argument, not the arguer.

Agreed. But that becomes difficult when posters manage to drag so many threads away from the topic and towards themselves. The topic becomes "this poster's beliefs" and then the whole thing spirals downward.

 

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The singer's name is Sam Hodgson, and he's on Instagram.

 

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[theprestige]

One form the resistance is taking:

Going armed to an ICE facility to distract security, commit vandalism, and open fire on law enforcement responders.

One officer gets shot, but fortunately survives.

Thankfully, in this case the courts actually imposed real penalties on these over-eager resistance LARPers.

 

[Lukraak_Sisser]

Yeah, if they wanted to shoot people they should have joined ICE, then you can shoot civilians and face no punishment at all.
What were they thinking.

 

[Orphia Nay]

One form the resistance is taking:

Going armed to an ICE facility to distract security, commit vandalism, and open fire on law enforcement responders.

One officer gets shot, but fortunately survives.

Thankfully, in this case the courts actually imposed real penalties on these over-eager resistance LARPers.

I'm sure you've said in this thread you've criticised the resistance for not committing acts of violence. Care to explain?

 

[theprestige]

I'm sure you've said in this thread you've criticised the resistance for not committing acts of violence. Care to explain?

When people start talking about violent resistance against the state, I expect them to either get on with it or shut the ◊◊◊◊ up.

And if they do get on with it, I expect them to make a point of doing a proper job of it. Even the Weather Underground went harder than these clowns.